American Airlines Defends LGBTQ-Friendly Policies

[Lori Dee]

American Airlines Defends LGBTQ-Friendly Policies
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Simple Flying - John Pullen
June 15, 2025

American Airlines has reaffirmed its decision to take part in the Human Rights Campaign's Corporate Equality Index. The Fort Worth-based carrier has long been part of the index, and consistently scored highly among other major US companies. And despite recent suggestions that its participation has harmed the company's financial position, American seems committed to the HRC's measurements.

American's decision contrasts with that of several other major US companies, which have removed themselves from the HRC index in response to the new administration that started earlier this year.

Despite working with [HRC] for decades, a recent proposal from an American Airlines shareholder claimed the airline was facing financial repercussions due to its association with HRC, according to the Dallas Business Journal. The shareholder, identified as the National Center For Public Policy Research, stated that American should end its participation in the index.

In response, American's board encouraged shareholders to vote against the proposal. The carrier even claimed that it had received ample positive feedback for being in the HRC index, and that no value would be added by leaving. American's shareholders voted overwhelmingly to turn down the proposal, with 273 million votes against the proposal and only 5.9 million for it.

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